Dear Families,

I hope you all had an enjoyable weekend. Three days sure did go by quickly! It was fun to read what the children wrote in their Morning Journals about their weekends. As you all know, we will be conducting the STAAR testing this week on our campus, which means that I will be in another area of the school on Tuesday and Wednesday to administer the test to a group of ELL students.

Reading Workshop:

In Reading Workshop we will continue our unit on Research!  We will learn about synthesizing.  When we synthesize, we put all of our thinking, our connections, our questions, and our references together to make sense of the whole story, we construct meaning.  As we learn we will be reading many different books to practice this skill together, with partners and independently.

Writer’s Workshop:

Our independent research projects have begun.  The students have each chosen an animal and one book. They have begun reading their books and marking important information for their research. YOur child will need another book or article as well. If you have the opportunity to find a reputible article or book with your child, please allow them to bring that to school to be used during reading time. We will also research on the computer as time permits.  Students will be recording their learning on a folder with sections.  We will share our projects when they are finished.

 Math:

We are one half of the way finished with our unit on Fractions (sorry, I couldn't resist)!  We will connect our learning to real life situations through problem solving.  The students will be presented with a situation such as, if you and 4 friends want to share a pizza with 10 slices how many slices does each person get. 

Science:

In Science this week we will continue our unit on Animals.  We will learn about animal characteristics, adaptations, and classifications as we examine each animal group in depth. 

Thank You:

Tuesday Folders - Julie Cooper 

Homework Helpers - Mrs. Van Metre and Mrs. Bhatia

Classroom Helper - Kari Loschke 

At home volunteers - Christi Wright

Reminders:

The Eggs will hatch in 9 days!

**STAAR testing on April 2 and 3.  No Parents allowed in the building!**

Friday, April 12^th  Family Fun Night